METHOD OF IMMEDIATE WRITING OR READING FILES ON A DISC LIKE RECORDING MEDIUM

摘要

A method of recording digital information signals on a removable rewritable disc like recording medium, the method comprising a short initialization step whereafter a blanc, unformatted medium is ready to receive user data. The initialization step comprises defining a general purpose area on the recording medium which is not intended for recording user data but for defect management and special application programs.